Chihuahua cares for orphaned kittens

One of the orphaned kittens and his stand-in “mother,” a Chihuahua mix named Marcy.

What the kittens needed was a mom, and they found one in the most unlikely candidate: a dog.

Marcy, a Chihuahuamix brought to Abandoned Pet Rescue by Broward County Animal Control, lost the puppies she was carrying, but stepped in right away to care for the kittens. Still lactating, Marcy is able to feed the kittens; she also cuddles with them, nuzzles them, and licks them clean.

Marcy is settling in, enjoying her new role as mom to the kittens she’s adopted. “It’s as if they were meant to be together,” Kristine Sawyers of Abandoned Pet Rescue said. “There’s no doubt about that.”